Mikaela A Carbaugh
Pace,FL
Summary
Experienced registered nurse with nine years in the field, seeking a position within a motivated and dedicated team of healthcare providers. Currently employed at Gulf Breeze Baptist Pre-op and post-surgical department, gaining extensive experience in gastroenterology, pain management, and the EP area. Background includes medical/surgical training, wound care cross-training, relief charge experience, and post-surgical areas. Played a key role in training nursing students and new staff members. Proficient in providing light sedation during procedures such as lung biopsies, drain placements, and chest tube placements in interventional radiology. Well-versed in educating patients about wound care and creating effective care plans for wound healing. Skilled in using Allscripts and MEDITECH software. Successfully trained incoming personnel and developed comprehensive course content for new medical staff as a supervisor. Instrumental in establishing wound care treatment initiatives at Gulf Breeze Baptist Hospital. Educational experience includes student preceptorship and plan-of-care development with patients and their families.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse – Pre/Post Surgical Department
Gulf Breeze Baptist Hospital
07.2019 - Current
- Interview and assess patients for preoperative needs through collecting patient data, health history and physical assessment
- Manage and assess patients for signs of health deviation during and after procedures
- Manage care of non-critical patients
- Specimen collection to identify strep throat, flu, and covid-19
- Suggest non-pharmacological treatment plans and coordinate follow-up care
- Perform simple wound care, wound bandaging, bandage reinforcement for hemorrhaging sites
- Supervise and train incoming personnel
Registered Nurse – Medical/surgical Unit
Gulf Breeze Baptist Hospital
06.2014 - 07.2019
- Assist in patient care, toileting, hygiene, ambulation
- Collect and document vital signs
- Complete thorough comprehensive health assessments
- Provide simple wound care
- Complete timely medication administration
- Document activities of daily living and report abnormalities to the primary provider
- Initiate IV catheter, Foley catheter, and Nasogastric tube
Registered Nurse Preceptor PRN – Medical/surgical Unit
Gulf Breeze Baptist Hospital
06.2014 - 07.2019
- Educated nursing students as their preceptor
- Evaluated student skill level and function
- Evaluated students regularly
- Determined educational content and skill improvement opportunities for preceptees
- Trained oncoming staff members on appropriate protocols and documentation techniques
- Assisted in skills lab environment with hospital educator to train oncoming personnel
Registered Nurse – Wound Care Team – Cross Trained
Gulf Breeze Baptist Hospital
01.2015 - 06.2017
- Establish a plan of care for all patients in the hospital requiring wound care
- Collect wound cultures and document wound conditions
- Monitored wound healing progress
- Provide instructional support to nursing personnel on wound care management techniques
- Provided education to patients regarding wound care plan of care
- Identified process improvement areas and initiated plans of action to improve pressure injury scores
Education
DNP -
Chamberlain University
Chicago, IL01.2025
Master of Science - Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner
Chamberlain University
Chicago, IL05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of West Florida
Pensacola, Florida05.2014
Associate of Science - Nursing
Pensacola State College
Pensacola, FloridaSkills
- Relief Charge Training
- Educational Experience Training Oncoming Personnel & Nursing Students
- Wound Care Cross Trained
- IV placement & Monitoring
- IV Sedation Administration
- Trained in Post/surgical Recovery Area
- Medical/Surgical Trained
- Leadership Experience
- Patient care
- Medical assessment
- Health education
- IV therapy
- Clinical documentation
- Infection control
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient advocacy
- Care coordination
- Health promotion
- Discharge planning
- Health screenings
- Patient monitoring
- Pain management
Certification
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse – FNP, program completed 2024
- Registered Nurse
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
References
- Laura Gincauskas, (214) 436-7000, Laurag525@gmail.com
- Brittany Stevens, (850) 736-3396
- Renae Schmidt, (850) 982-5053, renaeschmidt15@yahoo.com
- Laura Lewis, (786) 280-8274
- Katie Harkness, (850) 781-6559, krobb22@live.com
- Catie Chamberlin, (850) 450-2138
Timeline
Registered Nurse – Pre/Post Surgical Department
Gulf Breeze Baptist Hospital
07.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse – Wound Care Team – Cross Trained
Gulf Breeze Baptist Hospital
01.2015 - 06.2017
Registered Nurse – Medical/surgical Unit
Gulf Breeze Baptist Hospital
06.2014 - 07.2019
Registered Nurse Preceptor PRN – Medical/surgical Unit
Gulf Breeze Baptist Hospital
06.2014 - 07.2019
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse – FNP, program completed 2024
- Registered Nurse
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
DNP -
Chamberlain University
Master of Science - Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner
Chamberlain University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of West Florida
Associate of Science - Nursing
Pensacola State College
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